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PORTABLE HOUSE. No. 456.307. Patented July 2l, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.v

CHARLES FRED HODsDON, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters` Patent No. 456,307, dated'July 21,1891. I

i Application iil'ed September 30, 1890. Serial No. 366,639. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: Be it known that 1, CHARLES FRED Hoos- DON, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Houses, of which the followngis a specification.

My invention is an improvement upon-the devices illustrated and vdescribed in Letters l one place of use to another or to a'safe place of storage. The advantages of this are apparent, especially in bathing-houses, from the fact that the storms of winter destroy, damage, or displace allarge proportion pf such structures.

My invention consists in a portable house yconstructed of front, back, and side sections hinged at their vertical edges. The sides are '.each made in two sections hinged Vto,g,fether and adapted to fold inwardly toward each other, and the upper ends of these side sec tions are pointed and extend up to the peaked roof. The roof is composed of front and back portions and a central ridge-piece hinged together, and the front and back portions are hinged to the front house. i

My improved house can be readily set up for use or collapsed and transported from one place to another or stored away when not in use, and the same when folded occupies but a small space. f

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation; Fig. 2, a vertical section at. the. line a: ot' Figs. 1 and 3; Fig. 3, a sectional plan at the line y y of Fig. 1; and Fig. eisan edge view1 of the house folded.y i f The sides d and c are in two equal sections hinged together by outside hinges 89, and said sections are composed of the framepieces t z" lo lo', with intermediate pieces e and top and bottornfpieces d d and vertical tongue-and-grooved boards. The back b and front h are whole sections, the back being composed ot' frame-pieces f f, d d', and e', and the front is a frame composed of the pieces g g and d CZ', and in said front frame and back sections of the is a door h', hinged at one side. The side portions d c, thebackb, and the front 7L are hinged together at the vinside corners by hinges 4, 5, 6, and 7.

The shelfn n or seat rests upon the side pieces e and against the same, and the framepieces i and the sections are preferably made with tOngue-and-'grooved boards,v as shown and described in aforesaid patent.

The roof is composed of the front portion r, hinged to the front section h at 10, the back portion s, hinged to the-back section b at 11, and the top or ridge piece t, hinged at 12 13 to the portions o' and s, respectively. The

Yroof portion is peaked, and the sidesa c are pointed and extend up to the roof .to form a comparatively close lit. The sections are connected, as set forth in `the aforesaid patent, o

so thatvthey fold in the direction of the ar-v row, into a compact flat form, the half-.sec-

the section b and the front h, the top or roof folding simultaneously with the body, so that the front r and back s come close together, and in this condition the folded house can b transported or stored away. Y

My improved portable house is especially same is capable of otherv uses, among which :may be'mentioned that ot a voting-booth. It isthe'work of but a few minutes to set up 'or take down my improved portable house. There are no loose parts to become lost, and the shelf, which is the only loose part, is adapted to be laid within the'folded house against the back b, between thestrips c and i d. A movable iloor may be provided, as indicated b ydotted lilies, Fig. 2.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with the hinged side sec- "tions a c, pointed at their upper ends land adapted to fold inwardly, and the back section b and front section 71 hingedto the side sections, of the root or top composed of the front r, hinged to the section h, the back s,

hinged tothe section b, andthe ridge-piece t, hinged to the sections r and s, respectively,

substantial] y `as set forth. g

Signed by me this 19th day of September A.D.1 890. I y

CHARLES FRED HODSDON. Witnesses; I i

ROBT. KLoEss, l THOs. H. -HILLIER ltions of cfand o folding inwardly between adapted for useI as a bathing-house; butthe l' IOO 

